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FOCUS Journal For Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine

 


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  The bi-monthly FOCUS Journal, the #1 circulated magazine serving the professions of Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine, is edited for clinicians, managers and educators practicing in acute care hospitals, homecare and sleep lab settings. Each issue contains clinical articles in respiratory care and sleep medicine as well as articles dealing with aspects of management and education. Independent equipment and book reviews, along with opinions, articles on ethics, JCAHO standards, personal growth, and New Product Highlights are also contained in each issue. Articles appearing in this issue follow below.

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A Note from the Publisher

Does Minimally Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation (MICR) Improve Outcomes of Cardiac Arrest? - by Herbert Patrick MD

Strategy For Performance Measurement Data Outlined - by Dave Gourley RRT

Circadian Rhythmicity and the “Little Purple Pill” - by Regina Patrick RPSGT

High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation - by David Wheeler RRT, NPS

Thoracentesis: Exudate or Transudate - by Don Steinert MA, RRT, MT

Education Updates - by Sandra McCleaster RRT

What is The Future of Home Care? - by Vernon Pertelle RRT, MBA

Acid-Base Concepts and the Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation - by Bill Wojciechowski MS, RRT

Aerosols with Ventilators – All the Nooks and Crannies - by Michael McPeck BS, RRT, FAARC

Sleep Medicine Pharmaceuticals: Treatment of Parsomnias - by Michael J. Decker PhD, RN, RRT, D.ABSM

A New Generation of Pulse Oximeter for the Pulmonary Function Laboratory - by Jim Harvey MS, RPFT, RCP

Nancy Grace, Sleep Apnea and Death Certificates: A Recipe for Misinformation - by Steve Grenard RRT, RPSGT

Sri Lanka at the Bedside - by Lisa Rapple M.Ed, RRT

High School Student Raises Money for Ventilator - by Michael Di Domenico

Fact or Myth: All Home Oxygen is the Same - by Kenneth A. Wyka, MS, RRT, FAARC

CPAP Interfaces: Helping Your Patients find the Perfect Fit - by Stephanie Richardson

Managing Generational Differences - by Marilyn Moats Kennedy MSJ

Medication Effects on Sleep - by Frank Roman MD, JD

Point of Care Testing - by David Kissin BS, RRT

Highlights from the 8th Annual Focus Conference - by Joseph Sorbello RRT, M. Ed.

Home Sleep Testing Devices - by Stephanie Richardson

Q & A’s - RPSGT Recertification and Continuing Education - by Helen Sullivan RPSGT

Neonatal Tidal Volume Accuracy Redux - by John Salyer RRT-NPS, MBA, FAARC

Respiratory Pharmaceuticals - Anticholinergic Bronchodilators - by Doug Gardenhire EdD, MS, RRT-NPS

Are You Really Managing Your Sleep Lab? - by Duane Johnson PhD

Minute Ventilation - The Neglected Parameter - by John Marini MD

Turning Middle School Students on to RT as a Profession - by Respiratory Care Student Mallory Pennell

Caring for Acrylics - by Ken Capek RRT, CHT, MPA

Industry News

Editorial Opinion - Why Stay in Respiratory Care Today? - by Robert Miglino RRT, BSRT, MPS

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